Shloka 123
Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas
Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama
मुच्यते पातकैर्घोरैरितिप्राह पितामहः । दर्शनात्स्थाणुलिंगस्य यात्रा पूर्णा प्रजायते ॥ १२३ ॥
mucyate pātakairghorairitiprāha pitāmahaḥ | darśanātsthāṇuliṃgasya yātrā pūrṇā prajāyate || 123 ||
ਪਿਤਾਮਹ (ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ) ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—‘ਸਥਾਣੁ ਲਿੰਗ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਨਾਲ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਪਾਪਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।’ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਸਥਾਣੁ ਲਿੰਗ ਦਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਹੀ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਨ ਕਰ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Narrator within the Tirtha-Mahatmya (citing Brahmā/Pitāmaha as authority)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that tirtha-prabhava can operate through darśana itself: seeing the Sthāṇu-liṅga is said (by Brahmā) to destroy grave sins and to make the yātrā spiritually complete.
Bhakti is expressed as reverent darśana—approaching the sacred form with faith; the verse emphasizes that sincere encounter (darśana) carries transformative merit beyond mere physical travel.
It aligns with Kalpa (ritual praxis): the result of a yātrā is validated by prescribed sacred acts such as darśana of a liṅga; the verse functions as a mahatmya-based ritual guideline for pilgrims.